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The 13th GSQIA Graduation and Awards Ceremony took place on Friday, 28th of June 2019 from 9:30am – 12.30pm in the Lecture Hall at Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

A Fibro Scanner is a type of ultrasound that is used to assess liver fibrosis in a non-invasive way. The equipment can help to provide a prompt diagnosis, which is especially important as 90% of liver disease is reversible if detected early. This also enables the hepatology team to organise a treatment plan as soon as possible for patients. The Fibroscan procedure is quick and painless, and can also help in emergency situations by providing accurate readings of liver damage in less than 15 minutes.

This page gives you information about varicose vein surgery and should help to answer any questions you may have.

Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is a very common inherited disorder of iron metabolism, characterised by inappropriately high absorption of iron, leading to excessive storage in the liver, skin, pancreas, heart, joints and testes.

Due to a national shortage of epidural medication bags, we have carefully looked at all options to make sure we can continue to give epidurals safely.

A better career starts here at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Make a difference and become a healthcare scientist! During Healthcare Science Week we are inviting year 11s and above to meet our teams, take a tour and take part in interactive sessions.

by Andrea Beech and Margaret Coyle

This page gives you hints and tips to help improve your bowel function and control. Also included is information about bowel routine, skin care and dietary advice.

How are phlebotomy (blood samples) services affected by industrial action?

If you are supporting someone, whether it be emotionally, physically or both, you are a Carer even if you may not always think of yourself as one.

This page is a general guide for you, your family and friends.

Department of Haematology

by Jade Edwards

We are sorry that you have had a miscarriage. To help you get through this difficult time, you should have already received information about different treatment options. This page gives you information about a surgical option called Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), which can be done using local anaesthesia. It also explains the possible risks and benefits of the procedure and what to expect during and after discharge.

This page gives you information about the medication gabapentin which you have been prescribed to reduce the pain of vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is pain in the vulva (area around the outside of the vagina) that lasts at least 3 months and does not have a specific cause.

You have been referred this page because your surgeon has decided that your gallbladder needs to be removed. The most common reason for this is because you have gallstones.

This page gives you information about the symptoms and treatment of cervical ectropion (bleeding from the cervix) and other condition affecting the cervix.

The information on this page will help to answer some of the questions you may have about the eye condition Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, commonly called CSCR.

If you feel unsure, confused, or are struggling to understand what you are entitled to and how to communicate with your local authority, Access Social Care can help you via a Peer Navigator.

Earlier this year, our Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) team took steps to understand patients’ experiences of the Fracture Clinic service.